“Fox in
the White House: Pushing Sweetheart Deals”
HEADLINES:
How one company used a FOX-centric
PR strategy to try to get Trump to give it a lucrative federal contract for
Trump’s wall
Highlights: Fox News has unprecedented influence over
President Donald Trump’s decision-making. Trump’s worldview is shaped by the hours
of propagandistic and sycophantic programming he often watches in a day, as
well as his private consultations with many of the network’s stars on a wide
variety of topics.
As a result, Fox’s commentators have at times dictated the
president’s policy agenda and political strategy, harnessed the news cycle by
directing his attention to their particular obsessions, provided staffers for
his administration, and hand-picked the recipients of his pardons.
And now, the
network is emerging as a platform that can determine who could receive hefty
federal contracts.
The
Washington Post reported
that Trump has “alarmed military commanders and Department of Homeland Security
officials” by aggressively lobbying them to grant a border wall contract to
Fisher Industries, a ND-based construction company whose CEO, Tommy Fisher, has regularly appeared on
FOX and other conservative outlets to promote his company’s bid.
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My 2 cents: Not a corrupt president, right – ha …
cue the laughter now might be the right time.
Another pitiful and pathetic chapter in American
political history from perhaps the greatest con-artist and scheme ever.
Thanks for stopping.
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